Federal Government is getting serious about Digital TV

Mar 26 2008 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The analogue to digital switchover could well be the largest change on a national scale
since the introduction of decimal currency in 1966. It will affect every household and every
TV receiver in the nation, including those in VCRs and other recorders, announces Senator
Conroy in a press relaese today.
For more information and the impact on apartment buildings (and villages), see the Courier
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